ai4bharat/Pralekha huggingface dataset:
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Foreign currency worth Rs. 51.28 lakhs seized by Chennai Air Customs.
Based on intelligence, one Sathakathullah,37, of Tiruchirapalli, who was destined for Dubai by Air Arabia flight G9-472 was intercepted in departure terminal on suspicion of carrying foreign currency. On search of his hand bag, 15000 Saudi Riyals were found concealed in inner fitting of his handbag and four bundles wrapped with black adhesive tape were found inside the bag. On cut opening 26,000 Saudi Riyals and 2400 US Dollars were found recovered. Total currency valued at Rs. 10.06 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act read with FEMA  Regulation, 2015.
Based on intelligence, Mohamed Ali Akbar, 61 of Tiruchirapalli, Mohammed Abdullah, 37 of Theni, Abu Javith, 29 of Chennai and Shajakhan, 57 of Sivaganga, who were bound for Dubai by Fly Dubai flight FZ8518, were intercepted after they had cleared Immigration and were proceeding towards security hold area. On their personal search, 34700 Saudi Riyal, 1140 Kuwait Dinarwas recovered from pant pockets and 126000 Saudi Riyals, 2300 US Dollars, 440 Kuwait Dinar and 1050 Oman Riyalwererecovered from the hollow pipes of their stroller bags. Total foreign currency worth Rs. 41.22 lakhs was recovered and seized under Customs Act read with Foreign Exchange Management Regulations, 2015.
201700 Saudi Riyals, 4700 US Dollars, 1580 Kuwait Dinar and 1050 Oman Riyal, totallyvalued at Rs. 51.28lakhs was recovered and seized in 5 cases under Customs Act read with FEMA  Regulation,2015.
Further investigation is under progress, according to a press release issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Education
Mission to draw foreign students for studying in India
Ministry of Education  launched Study in India Programme on 18.04.2018 with the aim of attracting foreign students to Indian higher educational institutions  through systematic brand building, marketing, social media and digital marketing campaigns. The programme involves partnership with 160 plus select Indian institutes/universities . A centralized admission web-portal  acts as a single window for the admission of foreign students under Study in India. An examination named PRAGATII  is conducted to offer Study in India Scholarships to meritorious students. Though students from all over the world can apply under this flagship programme, the focus is on 48 target countries across South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa.
Study in India has been reaching out to international students through Indian missions abroad and with extensive brand building exercise through Newspapers, Radio, Facebook, Instagram, Google Display & Search Network, Twitter, Emailers, WhatsApp, telegram etc.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Working conditions of Journalists
The Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees  and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, inter alia, covers under its ambit conditions of employment and regulation of the service conditions of Working Journalists and also for Non-Journalists Newspaper Employees. The Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees  and Miscellaneous Provisions Act addresses the issues of hours of work, leave fixation and revising rates of wages which includes the constitution of a Wage Board.
The Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is applicable to the class of Newspaper establishments from 31.12.1956 and is extended to electronic media companies in the private sector with effect from December, 2007. The employees of these establishments are eligible for social security benefits of the statutory schemes under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
Print and electronic media persons and journalists who are getting salary up to Rs.21,000/- per month employed in the units/ establishments covered under the ESI Act, 1948 are eligible to avail the benefits provided under the Act as per their entitlements.
Further, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting implements “Journalist Welfare Scheme” to provide one time ex-gratia relief on urgent basis to journalists or their families under extreme hardship or on account of death of journalists and also to the journalists in case of permanent disability, major ailments and in case of accidents causing serious injuries necessitating hospitalization.
The primary responsibility for implementation of recommendations of the Wage Board lies with the State/UT Governments. The responsibility of the State/UT Governments includes creating special cells, to oversee the progress of implementation of the Wage Board recommendations, to send the Quarterly Progress Report to the Ministry and to gear up the State Labour Enforcement Machinery to ensure speedy and prompt implementation of the recommendations of the Wage Boards. The Ministry has a Central Level Monitoring Committee to oversee the implementation of the Wage Board Recommendations by the States/UTs.
This information was given by Minister of State  for Labour & Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Power
Transmission System for Rajasthan Solar Energy zone commissioned
One of the largest Inter State TBCB projects established in Rajasthan
Commissioning by POWERGRID Khetri Transmission System Ltd. 
POWERGRID Khetri Transmission System Ltd. , a fully owned subsidiary of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited  has commissioned the Transmission System associated with Rajasthan Solar Energy Zone  Part-C on 4th October 2021. This is one of the largest Inter State Tariff Based Competitive Bidding  projects established in the state of Rajasthan.
The Transmission Project involves a new 765 kV Sub-station at Khetri  and connects the capital of the country at Jhatikara  through a 765 kV Double Circuit Transmission line and also connects Sikar  through a 400 kV Double Circuit Transmission line.
The commissioning of PKTSL system will facilitate transfer of Renewable Power from Rajasthan to various parts of the country. It will benefit industries, households and businesses, boosting the economic development of Rajasthan and the country in totality. It will augment the transmission infrastructure to evacuate renewable energy thereby reducing dependency on fossil fuels, in line with Government of India’s vision of achieving 450 GW renewable energy target by 2030.
Charging of this important transmission project will enhance ease of living as well as provide GatiShakti to infrastructure development activities, through supply of quality & reliable green power across the country.
POWERGRID presently has 263 Sub-stations and more than 172,000 ckm and 447,000 MVA of transformation capacity. With the adoption of latest technological tools and techniques, enhanced use of automation and digital solutions, POWERGRID has been able to maintain average transmission system availability >99%.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 363
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 155.28 crore
More than 63 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 155.28 Crore  today. More than 63 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 33 lakh  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10389836
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2nd Dose
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9767845
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Precaution Dose
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1454856
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18388475
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2nd Dose
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17027367
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Precaution Dose
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1051368
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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31289109
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Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
521265380
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|
2nd Dose
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|
362745795
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
|
|
196999872
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|
2nd Dose
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|
159170000
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|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
122772535
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2nd Dose
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|
99747647
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Precaution Dose
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806349
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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901105207
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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648458654
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Precaution Dose
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3312573
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Total
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1552876434
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 13th January, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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171
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2nd Dose
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4994
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Precaution Dose
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218261
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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|
217
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2nd Dose
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|
11289
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Precaution Dose
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244060
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Age Group 15-18 years
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|
1st Dose
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1352997
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
1264836
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|
2nd Dose
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|
2008842
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
156730
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|
2nd Dose
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|
561656
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|
Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
92964
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2nd Dose
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311304
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|
Precaution Dose
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164251
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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2867915
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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2898085
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Precaution Dose
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626572
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Total
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6392572
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Communications
TRAI releases report on Drive Tests conducted at twenty locations across the country
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India , with the assistance of the Telecom Service Providers, conducted Drive Tests at twenty locations and surrounding areas viz. Davanagere, Alappuzha, Vadodara, Patiala, Kota, Guntur, Nizamabad, Anantapur, Gorakhpur, Durg-Bhilai city, Gaya & NH-22, Purulia & NH , Gosaba, Guwahati, Ranchi-Daltonganj HW & Daltonganj city, Ahmedabad-Vadodara HW, Chandigarh-Patiala HW, Jaipur-Kota HW, Gorakhpur-Lucknow HW and Durg-Bhilai to Jagdalpur HW, during the quarter ending September 2022.
The Drive Tests were conducted to assess the network quality provided by cellular mobile telephone service providers for voice and data services. The details of drive tests conducted are given below:
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S. No
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Location
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Licensed Service Area 
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Davanagere
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Karnataka
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Alappuzha
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Kerala
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Vadodara
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Gujrat
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-
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Patiala
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Punjab
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Kota
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Rajasthan
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-
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Guntur
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Andhra Pradesh
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-
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Nizamabad
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Andhra Pradesh
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-
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Anantapur
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Karnataka
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-
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Gorakhpur
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UP 
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-
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Durg-Bhilai city
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Madhya Pradesh
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-
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Gaya & NH-22
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Bihar
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-
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Purulia & NH 
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West Bengal
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-
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Gosaba
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West Bengal
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-
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Guwahati
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Assam
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-
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Ranchi-Daltonganj HW & Daltonganj city
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Bihar
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Ahmedabad- Vadodara HW
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Gujrat
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Chandigarh-Patiala HW
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Punjab
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-
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Jaipur-Kota HW
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Rajasthan
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-
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Gorakhpur- Lucknow HW
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UP 
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-
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Durg-Bhilai to Jagdalpur HW
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Madhya Pradesh
The Key Performance Indicators  were assessed for the networks of all telecom service providers operating in the region. KPIs for voice services are Coverage; Call Setup Success Rate ; Drop Call Rate; Block Call Rate, Handover Success Rate; Rx Quality. KPIs for data services are Download and Upload Throughputs, Web Browsing Delay, Video Streaming Delay and Latency.
The complete report is available at TRAI website www.analytics.trai.gov.in. In case of any clarification, Shri Tejpal Singh, Advisor , TRAI, may be contacted on email: adv-qos1@trai.gov.in or at Tel. No: +91-11-2323-3602.
Special Service and Features
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: COLLATERAL FREE SPECIAL COVID LOANS FOR SHG GROUPS TO OVERCOME LIVELIHOOD ISSUES
Rs 62.5 lakh out of targeted Rs 12 crore loan given to SHG groups in central districts
K DEVI PADMANABHAN FIELD PUBLICITY OFFICER TIRUCHIRAPALLI
Union government had announced Atmanirbhar Bharat aid package under which collateral free loans for SHG groups are given to help them overcome financial crisis due to covid 19 pandemic. During Unlock- 2 period, loan assistance is going to help poor families as most of them are still not having any job. Government is giving free ration including rice, pulses, cooking oil under PM GaribKalyan Anna Yojana, free cooking gas cylinder under Pm Ujwala and Rs 500 cash monthly assistance for women Jan Dhan account holders. Under Covid 19 loan scheme, SHG members are given loan uptoRs 5000 with a maximum of Rs one lakh for each SHG group.
Rs 12 crore loan has been targeted to be given to eligible 1500 Self help groups in the four districts of Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Karur and Ariyalur. Already Rs 62.5 lakh loan amount is disbursed to 65 SHG groups till now. Eligible SHG groups can utilise the loan facility from their nearby banks. In Trichy district, there are 39 cooperative bank branches, 147 primary agriculture cooperative credit societies and in Perambalur, there are 10 bank branches and 53 primary agri cooperative credit societies. In Karur there are 15 bank branches and 84 primary agriculture cooperative credit societies and in Ariyalur there are 9 bank branches and 64 primary agriculture cooperative credit societies. There are 4520 SHGs and 16030 groups under primary agriculture cooperative credit societies in the four central districts of TrichyPerambalurAruyalur and Karur. In TrichyPettavaithalai, Rs 21.39 lakh has been given as crop loan to 36 farmers this fiscal. Moreover 33 persons were given Rs 27 lakh as agri gold loan, Rs 8.41 lakh as general gold loan in Pettavaithalai. Further, 64 members of five SHG groups were given loan ranging from Rs 5000 to Rs 50000 on Friday. Two differently abled persons were given Rs 50000 as loan.
Beneficiaries are welcoming the SHG loan scheme and thanked government for giving credit assistance in view of loss of jobs due to covid 19 lockdown. SmtSivaranjani from Aranarai village in Perambalurthanked govt for giving SHG loan without any collateral during covid 19 lockdown time. She said it is a good relief as there is no job during lockdown. Smt Lakshmi from Perambalur too expressed her gratitude as her husband had gone jobless during covid 19 lockdown. Smt Devi from Renganathapuram village Perambalur and SmtIndrani from Annamangalam appreciated the government's gesture for providing aid at a crucial time.
Unlock 2 period is the most important time to bounce back and overcome the struggles in terms of livelihood. Loan assistance at this time is crucial for livelihood of poor families and government is helping through special covid 19 loan for SHGs.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s telephone call with Prime Minister of Finland
H. E. Mr. Juha Sipila, Prime Minister of Finland, made a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Prime Minister Sipila congratulated Prime Minister Modi for the historic and successful implementation of the Goods & Service Tax.
The two leaders reviewed the progress in bilateral relations since their last meeting in February 2016, when Prime Minister Sipila had visited India to participate in the Make in India Week in Mumbai. The two leaders also discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
National Policy on Skill Development
Recognizing the need for skill development, National Skill Development Policy was formulated in 2009. Given the paradigm shift in skilling and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country and the experience gained through implementation of various skill development programmes, the policy was revised and the second National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 was notified on July 15, 2015. The primary objective of this Policy is to meet the challenge of skilling at scale with speed, standard  and sustainability. It aims to provide an umbrella framework for all skilling activities being carried out within the country, to align them to common standards and link skilling with demand centres. The Policy also seeks to coordinate and strengthen factors essential for growth of entrepreneurship across the country.
A number of initiatives have been taken by the Government to meet the objectives of the Policy. These, inter-alia, include -
- Launching of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana , for imparting short-term skill training to the youth;
- Notification of common norms for bringing about uniformity and standardization in implementation of various skill development schemes by different Central Ministries/Departments;
- III. Setting up of Sector Skill Councils  as industry-led bodies to develop National Occupation Standards ;
- IV. Implementation of Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion , an outcome-oriented World Bank supported project for strengthening institutional mechanisms at both national and state levels
- Implementation of Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement  scheme, a World Bank assisted project launched with the objective of improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training provided through Industrial Training Institutes  and apprenticeships;
- VI. Launching of Skill India Portal to provide information of trainees, training providers and trainers.
- Mobilisation/ outreach activities through Kaushal/Rozgar Melas, Skills Career Counselling Scheme in making skilling aspirational.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R.K. Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
Day 2 of Commercial Coal Mine Auction – Euphoria Continues
- 4 coal mines  were put up for auction on Day 2 of Commercial Coal Mine Auction.
- The total geological reserves of the mines put up for auction are ~1085 MT with a cumulative PRC of ~9 MTPA.
- The e-auction witnessed strong competition amongst the bidders with all mines attracting good premiums over the reserve price.
The results for Day 2 are as under:
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S. No.
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Name of the Mine
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State
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PRC 
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Geological Reserves 
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Preferred Bidder
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Floor Price 
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|
Final Offer 
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|
Annual Revenue Generated based on PRC of mine 
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|
1
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|
Bandha
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|
Madhya Pradesh
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|
5.00
|
|
441.50
|
|
EMIL MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES LIMITED/148771
|
|
4
|
|
21.00
|
|
799.82
|
|
2
|
|
Brahmadiha
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|
Jharkhand
|
|
0.15
|
|
5.00
|
|
THE ANDHRA PRADESH MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD/75892
|
|
4
|
|
41.75
|
|
114.81
|
|
3
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|
Dhirauli
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|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
3.00
|
|
586.39
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|
STRATATECH MINERAL RESOURCES PRIVATE LIMITED/147828
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|
4
|
|
12.50
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|
398.27
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|
4
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|
Sahapur West
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|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
0.60
|
|
52.68
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|
SARDA ENERGY AND MINERALS
LIMITED/64896
|
|
4
|
|
26.00
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|
103.83
Ministry of Home Affairs
Bharat Ke Veer Fund
The details of the funds received by way of voluntarily contributions through the Bharat Ke Veer portal during the last 3 years directly to the Next of Kins as well as in the corpus are as under:-
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|
Years
|
|
Funds donated to Bharat Ke Veer
|
|
Directly to NoKs
|
|
BKV Corpus fund
|
|
2017
|
|
Rs. 11.00Cr
|
|
Rs. 6.40Cr
|
|
2018
|
|
Rs. 6.58Cr
|
|
Rs. 19.43Cr
|
|
2019 
|
|
Rs. 14.20Cr
|
|
Rs. 242.15Cr
|
|
Total
|
|
Rs. 31.78Cr
|
|
Rs. 267.98Cr
Total- Rs. 299.76 Cr
The donations were received by way of Unified Payment Interface , Online and cheques.
Funds from the corpus so far distributed to the Next of Kins of 267 personnel uploaded in the portal are as under:-
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|
S.No.
|
|
Force
|
|
Fund distributed
|
|
1
|
|
Assam Rifles 
|
|
Rs.1,68,66,991
|
|
2
|
|
Border Security Force 
|
|
Rs.3,29,91,832
|
|
3
|
|
Central Reserve Police Force 
|
|
Rs.11,10,70,987
|
|
4
|
|
Sashastra Seema Bal 
|
|
Rs.17,75,848
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Rs.16,27,05,658
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Satisfied with arrangements, Indian archers looking to find momentum after returning to practice post lockdown
Sporting facilities have been opened across the country, with special emphasis on India’s Olympic hopefuls after being shut due to the lockdown imposed by the coronavirus. India’s men’s and women’s recurve archers have been training at Pune’s Army Sports Institute. The camp for the Archery team commenced on August 25 and the archers are very happy to be back training again.
“It was difficult for the first couple of days after returning to training as we were training very intensely in March prior to the lockdown being imposed. This was the longest gap between training that I have ever had,” said Atanu Das who was honoured with the Arjuna Award earlier this year.
Training is still in the initial phases with some athletes coming out of their quarantine only recently, coach Majhi Sawaiyan said that general fitness is more of a priority at the moment, “Players are gradually coming out of quarantine. We are working on general fitness with emphasis on strength and endurance. To work on the mental aspect, the athletes are doing yoga and meditation.”
The archers are happy with the safety protocols and other preventive measures that have been taken at ASI to prevent coronavirus, and say that the environment is completely safe, former world number 1 women’s recurve archer Deepika Kumari said, “The arrangements here are very good. It’s very clean and food arrangements are good. We are being looked after very well here.”
In a mentally challenging sport like Archery, adjusting to new safety protocols have brought their challenges but the archers are confident that it will not make much of a difference and a few months of training will help them find their old rhythm.
The men’s recurve team and Deepika have earned quota spots for the Olympics which will be held in July-August 2021. The women’s recurve team will get a final opportunity to qualify for the Olympics at the World Qualification Tournament scheduled to be held next year.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi call for fast and transparent implementation of schemes for the welfare of the Minorities
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has stressed upon fast and transparent implementation of schemes for the welfare of the Minorities. He was inaugurating a workshop on “Financial Management” was organised by National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation  here today. The Minister expressed the hope that the workshop will help the officials of the respective State Channelising Agencies  to improve their capacities & capabilities in delivering the benefits of the schemes to the targeted Minorities.
The workshop was attended by Heads of the SCAs of NMDFC along with field level functionaries from 22 SCAs. The officials from Sister Apex Corporations viz., National SC Finance & Development Corporation , National BC Finance & Development Corporation  and organisations under the Ministry of Minority Affairs viz., NAWADCO, MAEF also participated in the workshop. The function was also attended by ShriAmeisingLuikham, Secretary, Minority Affairs and other senior officials.
The Faculty from India Institute of Management , Ahmedabad; Institute of Chartered Accountant of India  and National Institute of Banking & Finance had conducted the workshop and covered topics such as Financial Management for Non Finance Managers, Understanding and Analysis of the Financial Statements, Recovery management for Social Sector Lending Programmes & Statutory Compliances for Credit Institutions.
The program was well received by the participants and said that sessions have been very enlightening. The participants also observed that interactions held during the workshop will help them to further strengthen the implementation of schemes of NMDFC so that the benefit effectively reaches the needy persons from the target groups.